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He said two monkeys were trained for the flight. At present, they are in quarantine. A launch of a monkey will be the first stage of a manned flight which will be carried out by Iran in 5-8 years, Fazeli said.
Since 2009, Iran has launched three satellites and a capsule carrying a rat, turtles and worms. An attempt to launch a monkey into space ended in failure in 2011.
Voice of Russia, AFP
Russia’s second largest oil company Lukoil is cooperating with Russian lawmakers to boost shale oil production, Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov said on the sidelines of the Global Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
The St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is being held in St.Petersburg between June 20th and 22nd. The Voice of Russia's correspondents interview a wide range of experts giving their take on economic issues and results of the forum.
The United States has no specific plans to establish a working relationship with Russia in order to implement previous proposals by U.S. President Barack Obama to further reduce nuclear weapons.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to meet with the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, and a representative of the Lebanese government on the sidelines of the Global Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
A dialogue between integration entities will play “a determining role” globally over a span of at least 50 years, said Viktor Khristenko.
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the United States Martin Dempsey disagreed on the issue of attacks on Syrian territory during a meeting at the White House.
The emerging middle class has become a focal point of today’s Global Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, a VoR correspondent reports.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has allegedly foiled an intricate assassination plot against President Barack Obama who was to be the target of an X-ray weapon, ABC reports.
Six ancient sites in Syria were on Thursday added to the list of endangered World Heritage, UNESCO said, including the city of Aleppo which has suffered considerable damage since a revolt started in March 2011.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation may not have yet the prominence of the Boeing Company or the Airbus Company. But even biased analysts could not have failed to see the remarkable achievements of the Russian aircraft-building giant, the achievements that have been displayed during the recent Le Bourget air show. The Voice of Russia exclusive interview with the Head of the United Aircraft Corporation, Mikhail Pogosyan.
Russia’s energy minister Alexander Novak has not ruled out that the St. Petersburg Economic Forum could yield gas purchase requests for Rosneft and Novatek.
“There have been offers, and I believe they’ll be a newsmaker tomorrow,” the energy chief said. This may refer to the expected deal between one of the Russian natural gas giants and China’s Sinopec Group.
Russian and foreign investors will search new sources of economic development and work out recommendations for the leaders of the G20 countries at an International Economic Forum which will open in St. Petersburg today.
Russia’s second largest oil company Lukoil is cooperating with Russian lawmakers to boost shale oil production, Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov said on the sidelines of the Global Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
The St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is being held in St.Petersburg between June 20th and 22nd. The Voice of Russia's correspondents interview a wide range of experts giving their take on economic issues and results of the forum.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted a decline in the natural gas consumption in Europe over the next decade.
The Fitch rating agency is concerned about the unregulated part of the Chinese banking sector. The so-called “shadow banks” pose systemic risks for the country’s economy.
The Iranian economy is experiencing severe stress caused by the international sanctions against Tehran. An unofficial estimate of the Iranian inflation rate is almost three times the official annual inflation figure.
The foreign exchange market is now in the crosshairs of the global financial regulators in the aftermath of the rate-rigging scandals in currency rates and interest rates markets.
Prominent US actor James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51. No cause of death was given, but his managers said it was possibly a heart attack. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Margo Fowler, a Vancouver math teacher, is being reprimanded for her technique she uses to silent students. Students who can’t keep quiet in class may have to deal with duct tape being slapped across their lips.
Three men with weapons barged into the Tshwane SPCA's Waltloo branch, in South Africa to take an animal into their possession. The dog was a male bull terrier.
SPIEF 2013: Eurasian Economic Union won’t go political 
